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[Chords]
 G#m466444
   A557765
   E476454
 C#m447654
  C#143121
F#m-----2---G#m----4---|-A--------E----5------|D-----2--Bm-----2---|
-----2-------4---|-----2------5--5--5-|-----3-------3---|
-----------------|-----2--------------|---2-------------|
-----------6---6-|---2-------6----6---|-0---------4-----|
-----------------|-0-------7----------|---------2-------|
-2-2-----4-------|--------------------|-----------------|
F#sus4-----2-----2-----|F#m------2-------------|F#m---2---------------|
---2-2---2---2---|----2-------------2-|---2-----5---------|
-------4---------|--------------------|---------6-4h5p4-2-|
-----------------|----4-------2-2-4---|-------------------|
-4---------------|--------2-4---------|-------------------|
-----------------|-4------------------|-4-----4-----------|
[Verse 1]
F#mYou think I'm crazy or something, always following you around
You say I'm a hopeless case, run an obsession into the BmgroundE  
F#mYou call me a loser, you call me shadowing fool
Look over your shoulder and you say I'm haunting BmyouE  
F#mSo why do you G#mcall me? AWhy do you Elook for me?
And Dwhy do your eyes Bmfollow me the way they C#mdo?C#  F#m  
[Verse 2]
F#mYou hold me responsible, yes, so I stand accused
Of causing all the trouble after highBmschool between Ehim and you
F#mYeah, you call me a loser, you call me a shadowing fool
But I was a good girl, yeah, till you taught me what it Bmmeans to be trueE  
F#mSo why do you G#mcall me? AWhy do you Elook for me?
And Dwhy do your eyes Bmfollow me the way they Edo?C#  
F#mWhy do you G#mcall me? AI know you Elook for me
DWhy do your eyes Bmfollow me the way they C#mdo?C#  
F#m

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Following

by The Bangles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#m

F#sus4

[Chords]

G#m

466444

557765

476454

C#m

447654

143121

F#m G#m A E D Bm

-----2-------4---|-------------5------|-----2-------2---|

-----2-------4---|-----2------5--5--5-|-----3-------3---|

-----------------|-----2--------------|---2-------------|

-----------6---6-|---2-------6----6---|-0---------4-----|

-----------------|-0-------7----------|---------2-------|

-2-2-----4-------|--------------------|-----------------|

F#sus4 F#m F#m

-----2-----2-----|------2-------------|---2---------------|

---2-2---2---2---|----2-------------2-|---2-----5---------|

-------4---------|--------------------|---------6-4h5p4-2-|

-----------------|----4-------2-2-4---|-------------------|

-4---------------|--------2-4---------|-------------------|

-----------------|-4------------------|-4-----4-----------|

[Verse 1]

F#m

You think I'm crazy or something, always following you around

Bm E

You say I'm a hopeless case, run an obsession into the ground

F#m

You call me a loser, you call me shadowing fool

Bm E

Look over your shoulder and you say I'm haunting you

F#m G#m A E

So why do you call me? Why do you look for me?

D Bm C#m C# F#m

And why do your eyes follow me the way they do?

[Verse 2]

F#m

You hold me responsible, yes, so I stand accused

Bm E

Of causing all the trouble after highschool between him and you

F#m

Yeah, you call me a loser, you call me a shadowing fool

Bm E

But I was a good girl, yeah, till you taught me what it means to be true

F#m G#m A E

So why do you call me? Why do you look for me?

D Bm E C#

And why do your eyes follow me the way they do?

F#m G#m A E

Why do you call me? I know you look for me

D Bm C#m C#

Why do your eyes follow me the way they do?

F#m

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